About the role: 

With 14.5 million people across the UK living in poverty, and thousands more plunged into financial crisis since Covid, there has never been a more important time to act as a lifeline to people struggling to stay afloat. National poverty charity, Turn2us, is looking for Head of Philanthropy to grow and diversify its philanthropic income stream to support the vital work of the Charity enabling us to better meet the ever increasing demand for our services.

As well as being both strategic and proactive, this role will ensure the most pressing needs of our users and insights gained from innovative programming are integrated in the design and implementation of a transformational philanthropic fundraising approach as we enter an era of growth and expansion for the team and wider organisation. This is truly an exciting time to join Turn2us. 

We are looking for someone who has: 

• Experience of major donor fundraising with a proven track record of personally securing five and, ideally, six figure+ HNWI donations and gifts.  

• Experience of meeting ambitious income targets  

• An outstanding track record and aptitude for high value acquisition    

• Extensive experience working with non-fundraising colleagues to strengthen fundraising activity   

• Management of staff and/or volunteers   

• Previous budget and KPI management experience including preparation of annual and longer-term fundraising strategies, plans and reports   

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills that influence and engage internal and external stakeholders 

• Ability to prioritise your own workload and to manage multiple deadlines. 

This is an exciting time to join The Diana Award in a brand-new leadership role within our small fundraising team as we look to build on the success of our current partnerships with well-known funders and corporate partners to enable us achieve our mission 

As the Head of Fundraising and Business Development, you will work closely with the Deputy CEO, the Senior Leadership Team and Management Teams to submit high quality, innovative funding proposals. 

Leading a range of income generating activities, you will be responsible for the end to end process of bid development from identifying opportunities and cultivating leads; developing high quality proposals; and building relationships with prospective partners to ensure the attainment of funding.

You will be responsible for generating a significant percentage of our total annual income through direct income and business development activity. 

You will have a track record of writing successful funding bids and creating powerful partnerships, be passionate about supporting young people and thrive working in a dynamic and ambitious creative organisation. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Business Development 

• Use your skills, creativity and experience take responsibility for the implementation of our fundraising strategy in response to the evolving funding landscape 

• Responsibility for developing and growing the pipeline, identifying opportunities for funding from a range of sources including (but not limited to) trusts & foundations, statutory sources, and corporate partners. 

• Develop ideas for creative sponsorship and funding opportunities and lead the development and submission of high quality, compelling funding proposals and tender documents to unlock funding. This will also involve identifying suitable partners; presenting proposals and closing deals; drawing up and negotiating contracts and ensuring delivery 

• Work with the stakeholders, our internal researchers and policy team to scope and develop exciting new project proposals.

• Develop fundraising and donor relationships in order to increase unrestricted income. 

• Devise and implement arrangements for our work with corporate partners, including recruiting and managing relationships with corporate partners

• Maintain a thorough understanding of financial targets and progress, liaising with the Finance Manager. 

Strategic Leadership 

• Work alongside the Deputy CEO on the development of the fundraising strategy in line with changing landscape.

• Produce regular update reports for the Leadership Team, Trustees and others as required on the activities and status of business development across the organisation.

• Research and analyse data and trends to inform strategy, contributing lessons learnt into the business planning processes and continuous learning approach. 

• Working closely with the Leadership Team and Management Team in the development of Organisational Strategy and Business Plans. 

• Working with the Director of Programmes, embed all successful projects within delivery teams in a clear and efficient manner to allow them to start delivery in line with expectations. 

 Management 

• Build a cohesive and engaged business development team ensuring the team has clear shared and individual work plans in place with measurable KPIs and regular supervision, appraisals and team meetings to monitor progress. 

• Develop clear lines of accountability, set priorities, and establish robust and timely reporting mechanisms within the team,

• Encourage and support the team to engage in continuous professional development, signposting and seeking opportunities as relevant 

• Contribute to overall leadership and management of Fundraising and Business Development team, while directly line managing the Business Development Manager. 

• Contribute to the wider management of the organisation, ensuring effective business partnering relationships are in place with key functions eg. comms, operations, I&I, fundraising etc. 

• Represent the organisation externally as required. 

• Undertake any other reasonable duties as may be required. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS  

• Either a relevant degree or equivalent experience 

• Substantial experience of successful income generation and development activity, including handling key clients, preparing, costing, pitching and closing proposals, completing tender documents for submission, ensuring delivery of initiatives on time and within budget to the satisfaction of all parties etc. 

• Significant experience of working with corporate partners and statutory organisations. 

• Experience in fundraising and donor relationships

• Demonstrable experience of building and sustaining relationships and partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders 

• Significant experience and demonstratable interest in the youth sector and youth leadership

• Experience of leading, motivating and developing a cohesive, high performing team 

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS  

• Demonstrable understanding of evidence-based programming, including using theories of change to guide programme practice. 

• Skilled in working with multiple stakeholders and funders, including at senior level 

• Good knowledge of the third sector 

• Excellent organisational, planning and interpersonal skills 

• Ability to set and meet deadlines. 

• Excellent communications and influencing skills, including ability to write persuasive and engaging content

• Ability to work as part of and across teams 

• Knowledge of budget and financial management, including setting, monitoring and reporting 

• Knowledge of child safeguarding 

• Excellent decision making and the ability to exercise sound judgement 

• Able to represent the organisation, reflecting its values and priorities 

PERSONAL QUALITIES  

• Entrepreneurial, innovative, personable, collaborative and good at working both in a team and under your own initiative

• Flexible and dynamic, with an ability to adapt and respond quickly to a fast-changing environment

• Confident communicator 

• Ability to quickly build credibility internally and externally 

• Ability to undertake occasional travel around England necessitating overnight stay

LawWorks is the operating name of the Solicitors Pro Bono Group. We are a charity working to connect volunteer lawyers with people in need of legal advice, who are not eligible for legal aid and cannot afford to pay. We also facilitate free legal advice for smaller not-for-profit organisations supporting a wide range of beneficiaries.

Head of Fundraising (full or part-time)

£42,000 (full-time) 

35 or 28 hours (5 days or 4 days, pro rata salary part-time)

LawWorks is looking to recruit to this role to further grow and sustain income from trusts and foundations, and to enable us to diversify our fundraising approach, including legacy giving and securing corporate support and sponsorship.

With support from the Law Society, we encourage, facilitate and celebrate pro bono across the solicitor profession and at law schools in England and Wales. We work primarily with solicitors (firms and in-house teams), and also with law schools and law students, and other legal and non-legal volunteers and organisations. LawWorks has around 150 member organisations including some of the largest City firms and international firms with an office in London, national, regional and local firms, in-house teams, law schools and charities.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced fundraiser. It is an ideal position for an individual seeking a role which captures the key elements of fundraising. The Head of Fundraising will work closely with the Chief Executive and a fundraising consultant, and will be a member of the LawWorks Management Team.

An early priority for the Head of Fundraising will be to work with the senior management team to identify additional fundraising capacity and support needs, building on activity and achievements to date.

The post holder will have clear fundraising priorities, but we are also looking for someone willing to lend-a-hand to support key events and able to work well as part of a relatively small organisational staff team.

Flexible working arrangements will be available (including days during the week working from home) and while some very occasional evening work may be required, time off in lieu will be given. The option to be home-based, if outside reasonable commuting distance to London, will also be available.

We are a busy and (for our size) complex charity, with a friendly team, a positive ethos and a commitment to doing all we can to ensure that LawWorks is a strong and efficient organisation and a great place to work.

The deadline for applications is 6.00pm on 19th November. Please visit our website for more information and how to apply.

LawWorks is an equal opportunities employer committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications irrespective of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age.

Modern slavery is the fastest growing crime in the world.  There are an estimated 40 million people enslaved worldwide and, based on our own research using police data, more than 100,000 victims in the UK alone.

Justice & Care is an anti-slavery organisation working internationally to fight modern slavery and human trafficking, rescuing and caring for victims, dismantling criminal networks and bringing perpetrators to justice. It works to protect communities at risk from traffickers and spark systemic change by working with policy makers and other key partners. 

Our Vision: Every captive free. Every perpetrator brought to justice.

Our Mission: By bringing together specialists, we work to prevent slavery, to release and care for victims, to uncover and dismantle criminal networks and to spark systemic change.

Our Values: As an organisation we have a set of core values that underpin and inform all we do:

• We are collaborative

• We are courageous

• We are experts

• We are relentless 

Your main responsibilities include, but are not necessarily limited to:  

• Building, developing and maintaining excellent partnerships with key businesses, developing a strong funding stream for Justice and Care through corporate giving and staff engagement
• Working with the Head of Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships to develop our successful and growing major giving programme
• Organise outstanding major donor and corporate events
• Research prospects and maintain a pipeline of long-term and short-term income for major donor and corporate partners

  Key requirements include:  

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in relationship based fundraising with corporate funders and/or high-net-worth individuals
• Ability to communicate clearly, assertively and diplomatically
• Superb networking and relational skills
• Excellent writing skills and attention to detail
• Passion to do whatever you can to combat modern day slavery

Islington Giving is seeking an experienced Digital Communications Manager and it is an exciting time to join us! The next few years promise to be pivotal in taking Islington Giving and the place-based giving movement even further. The current post holder has made a significant contribution to the development and leadership of fundraising for Islington Giving, including over the challenging pandemic period, and the new post holder will inherit a strong development and communications baseline.

This role is varied and interesting, calling upon a broad range of digital skills.  No day is ever the same, and the opportunities to test, learn and innovate are at the heart of what Islington Giving is all about.

Islington Giving’s growing fundraising programme involves inspiring the local community to support local projects. We engage trusts, foundations local businesses and residents. As a result, we have raised over £8m since 2010. We raised and distributed over £1.1m in 2020 alone, including through our Islington Giving Crisis Fund focused on support throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Islington Giving is an ambitious initiative which has attracted widespread local and national interest. London’s Giving, inspired by Islington Giving, was launched in October 2014 and there are now 20 similar ‘Giving’ schemes across London.

We are seeking an experienced Digital Communications Manager to build on a recent rebrand and some super successful digital marketing campaigns over the last 18 months. So, if you

• have a proven track record in designing and delivering digital engagement strategies to raise funds?
• thrive in small teams where you can work with colleagues on a variety of projects and campaigns?
• are you passionate, as we are, about addressing issues around poverty and inequality?

Then you might be just the person we are looking for to join our small and ambitious team, so please do download the application pack and apply for this exciting role.

Children in Crossfire seeks to appoint a highly experienced individual to the position of Trusts & Foundations Grants Manager. We are an International Development organisation based in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland that works to promote and protect the rights of children who are caught in the crossfire of extreme poverty.

Children in Crossfire are currently operating a 5 year rolling plan and wish to develop a Trusts & Foundations Fundraising strategy to support our programme of work in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Ireland as well as the core running costs of the organisation.  This strategy will lead to the expansion of our income from grant making bodies such as trusts and foundations and corporate donors.  Reporting directly to the CEO of Children in Crossfire, the Trusts & Foundations Grants Manager will develop and implement a Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Strategy and lead on all funding proposals to grant making bodies. To date we have successfully secured funds from a variety of bodies such as Irish Aid, UKAid, The Ireland Funds, The Hilton Foundation, Betterways Foundation, William A Cadbury Trust and a number of anonymous donors. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing a Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Strategy and leading on all funding proposals to grant making bodies. This is a role for a highly skilled and motivated person who is passionate about the work of Children in Crossfire. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Trusts & Foundations Grants Management role with demonstrable experience in raising significant income targets.

This is a Full Time post based in Derry/Londonderry, however requests to work from home within Ireland & the UK will be considered.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 13th October 2021

Main Purpose of the Role

The Head of Fundraising will take a strategic lead and manage a small team of fundraising and communications colleagues to increase income from larger trusts and foundations, corporates and individuals in line with CHASE Africa’s 5-year strategic aims. They will also work closely with the programmes team and our overseas partners to help develop and write strong institutional funding applications.

The ideal candidate will have a track record of securing large gifts and grants from multiple income streams. The Head of Fundraising will also work closely with the Executive Director, programmes team and Finance Manager, and will be a key member of the Senior Management Team, attending trustee board meetings as required.

Background

CHASE Africa is a growing UK-based international NGO working to support rural communities in East Africa. We believe that when people in resource-poor, rural communities are healthy, are able to make informed family planning decisions and live in a sustainable and flourishing natural environment, they are far more likely to have a better quality of life and leave poverty behind.

Since 2012, CHASE Africa has provided over 1 million health and family planning services, supported communities to plant over 200,000 trees and accompanied 9 trusted local partner organisations in Kenya and Uganda to integrate rights-based family planning programmes into their work.

CHASE Africa is a small, relaxed and friendly team, based near Frome in Somerset. We have ambitious plans increase our impact and income over the next 5 years, and are looking for an experienced fundraising professional to help us achieve our aims. The team have developed excellent relationships with a number of UK and overseas trusts, high net-worth individuals and regular donors.

The Head of Fundraising will be responsible for leading the fundraising and communications team. Currently, there are four part-time staff members who report directly to this role (three fundraisers and a Communications and Engagement Coordinator).

Main Responsibilities

Fundraising

• Manage an effective, motivated fundraising team to achieve or exceed agreed targets.
• Write and submit proposals to achieve repeat and new funding to ensure income growth in line with organisational strategies.
• Work with the programmes team and overseas partners to develop and submit competitive larger, and multi-year, grant applications to institutions and trust funds.
• Ensure a pipeline of opportunities is maintained and developed, using the CRM Donorfy.
• Ensure excellent reporting and donor stewardship is maintained across the organisation.

Strategy, Planning and Budget Management

• Lead the fundraising and communications planning process to produce effective strategies which achieve income targets across a range of revenue streams.
• Produce regular income forecasts and contribute to financial forecasts.
• Develop and maintain income tracking and evaluation systems.
• Oversee the fundraising and communications team budget.
• Strive to develop an organisational culture of full cost recovery in all fundraising activities.

Senior Management

The Head of Fundraising will be a member of CHASE Africa’s Senior Management Team (SMT) and the post-holder will be expected to play a proactive role in the management of the organisation, including contributing to:

• Organisational strategic planning, budget forecasts and development.
• Working closely with the Finance Manager, attend monthly finance meetings, and advise the SMT on the availability of funds to support CHASE Africa’s work.
• Ensuring key policies are adhered to, including data protection and fundraising regulator guidelines.

Staff Management

• Agree objectives and work plans through regular 1:1 meetings with fundraising and communications team members.
• Plan and implement personal development plans with team members and undertake annual reviews.
• Recruit and train new team members as and when required.

Anticipated Skills and Experience

Essential

• At least 5 years’ experience in a relevant fundraising role.
• Experience of managing a team.
• Familiar with the international development sector.
• Experience in developing and implementing strategy and direction for fundraising work.
• Proven success in securing six-figure multi-year funding from grant-making organisations.
• Experience in preparing detailed donor budgets from partners’ project plans, budgets, and reports, and reporting against budgets to donors.
• Familiarity with using logframes, theory of change, risk analysis and describing value for money.
• Experience in networking with donors and funders.
• Experience in use of database systems for logging and reporting.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work co-operatively in a team.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Ability to research, collate and summarise information from a wide range of sources.
• Responsible and accountable with good time management skills.
• Right to work in the UK.

Desirable

• Relevant bachelor’s degree.
• Experience of working in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Experience of securing funding from large institutional funders such as DFID/FCDO, EU, Comic Relief, and managing institutional funding contracts.
• Experience in charity communications and marketing.
• Experience of writing and producing annual impact reports and other publications.
• Experience of corporate fundraising.

What we can offer:

• 25 days paid holiday + bank holidays (pro rata).
• Flexible working.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Variety of learning and development opportunities.
• Potential for overseas travel to visit programmes in East Africa.

Application Notes:

To apply for this role, please consider the job description and person specification. Send your CV (maximum 3 pages) and a 1-page covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role by 9am on Wednesday 10th November. Please put “Head of Fundraising” in the subject line.

Please note interviews will take place on Monday 22nd November 2021. Candidates will be notified on Monday 15th if they have been selected for interview.

CHASE Africa is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are open to all talent and we actively ensure that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regards to race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other protected class.

The North West Air Ambulance Charity (NWAA) provides rapid pre-hospital care needed to make a life changing difference. We provide emergency medical treatment when time is critical. 

As a Charity we have developed our service by embracing change which has enabled us to implement new and innovative ways of working and increase our impact on patient outcomes. We continuously look to develop our service to ensure we continue to change and save lives.

Are you an experienced Senior Fundraiser with the skills and experience to lead a team to generate significant income from high net worth individuals, Trusts, Foundations and Legacies. You will be highly experienced in developing and delivering a strategy of growth, achieving robust annual targets through your own achievements and by inspiring your team. 

Do you share our passion to raise vital funds that will enable us to deliver our life saving service for people across the North West. 

You will be joining the Charity at an exciting time as we look to grow the Charity over the next 5 years. You will be joining an experienced and supportive senior team and will be responsible for developing and delivering an ambitious fundraising strategy to ensure growth and sustainability for NWAA Charity. 

You and your team will be resposible for cultivating and stewarding major donor relationships, solicit new philanthropic giving across the High Value Giving income stream. You will be experienced in writing high level bids to attract funding from prospect donors. 

You will be a strong and experienced Leader who can motivate a team to reach their full potential by nurturing a culture of ambition.You will lead by example and embrace a collaborative approach to all working relationships with all stakeholders to identify projects requiring funding and work closely with the operations team to promote high value projects requiring support. 

The role is varied, challenging and rewarding requiring enthusiasm and tenacity. You will be experienced in writing high level bids to attract funding from prospect donors. You will understand Legacy marketing and be able to implement Legacy strategy of growth. 

You will have experience in leading and coaching teams, possess strong project management skills and have a can-do attitude. 

This is your opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our patients and families across the North West. 

This is the perfect role for someone who really wants to take the next step in their career. 

Due to the nature of the role you will be flexible with regular travel. 

The Charity offers the following benefits to our eligible employees:

*Cycle to work scheme.

*Life Assurance 

*Cash Back Scheme which includes cash back for dental treatments and a range of medical treatments as well as staff discounts with a range of retailers 

*24 hour confidential employee assistance programme 

*Salary sacrifice scheme for pension contributions 

*25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 

*Holiday purchase scheme for up to 5 days extra annual leave 

Would you like to be part of a great team dedicated to changing children’s lives? Bristol charity CCS Adoption is seeking a Fundraising Manager to drive forward our fundraising strategy, focused on Trusts and Foundations and our individual supporters.
The role will involve fundraising from Trusts and Foundations and overseeing individual and legacy giving campaigns, with one direct report. The successful candidate will be dynamic and organised with a proven track record in Trust fundraising.

Our new HoD will lead Talawa’s Development Team and be an active and contributing member of Senior Management helping shape and drive Talawa’s development strategy as we approach our 40th anniversary in 2026.

You will develop and implement an ethical fundraising policy to ensure that relationships with our funders benefit Talawa financially and creatively, and further our reputation and mission.

Working closely with the Joint CEOs, you will build Talawa’s fundraising reach to support our exciting growing artistic ambitions by creating innovative individual wealth networks within the Black community. With the Executive Director, you will shape Talawa’s approach to Arts Council England and major trust and foundation supporters both existing and new, to build on our position as the UK’s outstanding Black theatre company. Using leverage from Talawa’s outstanding artistic work and its relationships with young and ethnically diverse audiences, you will create plans for corporate and commercial support and longer term, explore the potential for legacy giving.

You will contribute to Talawa’s overall business and strategic planning, bringing a development perspective to the Senior Management Team by leading and managing the Development function, including management of our Development Officer and ensuring that our collective, organisation wide fundraising approach is maintained and nurtured. You will enable our Board and ambassadors to act as effective fundraisers for Talawa, particularly with regards to building individual wealth networks.

Working with the Executive Director, you will assist with our next National Portfolio funding application to be written January to March 2022. You will create and deliver fundraising events, both in person and online, bringing together new and prospective individual and corporate supporters for our work. Your role will include: shaping compelling approaches and accompanying budgets, creating and delivering donor communications; bringing insights from our company and artists to our supporters; identifying and engaging with future philanthropic trends to maintain a strong overview of the fundraising landscape and ensuring that Talawa can leverage new opportunities. You will also carry out any other duties that may arise to fulfil the main objectives of the post and Talawa’s mission.

You will contribute to the embedding of evaluation across all our programmes to support fundraising and strengthen our case for support. At all times, you will ensure that Talawa’s fundraising activities are compliant with all relevant regulations, including GDPR and Fundraising Regulator guidelines.

This work will uphold and embody Talawa’s company policies, including but not limited to our Equality, Diversion and Inclusion policy.

Trust and Foundations Officer

£25,398 per annum FTE (Actual pro rata salary £20,592.97)

30 hours per week

Permanent

Remote Working 80%, on-site in either Lingfield or London 20%

About Us

Young Epilepsy is the children and young people’s epilepsy charity. Our purpose is to create a society in which children and young people with epilepsy are enabled to thrive and fulfil their potential, in which their voices are respected, and their ambitions realised.

We work with children and young people across the UK, in four key areas of work in Education, Health, Research, Information and Support to young people with epilepsy. We are led by the young people we serve and our values are:

• Young people are at the centre of everything we do
• We work together to make a greater difference
• We are courageous and ambitious for change

Your role

Young Epilepsy relies on fundraising to grow its services across the UK.

As our Trust and Foundations Officer your focus will be on securing annual grant income from small and mid-value Trusts and Foundations to help fund our vital work. As well as maintaining excellent relationships with our existing funders, you will research new opportunities, build up a robust pipeline of potential grant prospects, advocate the case for supporting Young Epilepsy’s front-line work and write grant applications up to a value of £50,000 in close collaboration with colleagues and project leads, where appropriate.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills written and verbal, logical thinking and excellent presentation skills.  Working transparently as a key player in a growing team, it is important that you are target driven, able to self-motivate, and contribute positively to influence the wider culture we work in. Clear demonstrable understanding of how Trusts and Foundations operate and award grants, and experience of charity fundraising is also highly beneficial.

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus 8 days Bank Holidays (pro rata if part time)
• Flexible and home working opportunities
• Occupational pension scheme
• Health Insurance Plans (Optional)
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Gym membership options (on and off-site)
• Perkbox, giving you access to nationwide discounts and benefits
• Opportunities for career progression
• Free parking on campus

Closing date: 02/11/21

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

Young Epilepsy strives to employ people that reflect the community it serves; therefore, applications from minority groups and people with disabilities are particularly welcomed.

Young Epilepsy is the operating name of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No: 311877 (England and Wales).

We are looking for passion and pride: for and in Demelza, your work and the relationships you will build. You will have drive and enthusiasm, welcome professional challenge and love to learn. This role sits within a supportive, busy and ambitious team where you can make a real difference to our families and develop your career.

We are looking for a fantastic communicator, who can convey the impact Demelza makes both verbally and in written applications. You will be a great storyteller with strong attention to detail, ready to take ownership of their work but also a real team player who thrives on collaboration and sharing their learning and ideas. You will relish finding new leads and developing creative ways to engage them with Demelza’s work.

Whilst experience of trust fundraising is an advantage, we would like to hear from you if you are eager to bring your skills and experience to a team and charity who put our families at the centre of all we do. 

If you are committed to making a difference to the children, young people and families Demelza supports and are ambitious about your career and a charity which will reach even more families of children with serious and terminal conditions through its forthcoming strategy, we would love to hear from you.

Although this role is based at our Kent hospice in Sittingbourne, hybrid and flexible working requests will be considered. We have two vacant posts, one part time (22.2 hpw) and one full time (37 hpw). 

The Redthread team has grown significantly over the last few years, and we have further opportunities to expand our services in the year ahead. Our highly successful fundraising team has enabled this growth by driving income generation from new sources and increasing our reserves.

We are looking for an exceptional Trusts Manager to join the team. We are looking for someone with significant trusts fundraising experience who is ready to take on responsibility for this vital income stream. You will have responsibility for the whole grant proposal cycle, resulting in successfully securing six and seven figure grants. You will need to be a pro-active and engaging relationship manager, able to adapt your communication and presentation style to suit a variety of partners. You’ll have excellent writing skills, an ability to assimilate complex information for a range of audiences, and a keen eye for detail. You will need to be ambitious, resilient and driven, able to find creative solutions and maximise funding opportunities for our cause.

You’ll be line-managing a talented Trusts Officer, and will also support other colleagues within the team who support trusts fundraising as part of their roles. You’ll need to have a collaborative and inspirational management style, able to coach and empower newer fundraisers to achieve their objectives and develop their skills. And you will enjoy being part of an ambitious and dynamic team; willing to support and contribute to the whole team’s income generation activities as needed.

Redthread has a strong grants portfolio but there is still plenty of room for development – it’s a real chance to make your mark. There are opportunities to engage large funders and solicit transformational gifts for Redthread’s work. In the last financial year, Charitable Trusts and Foundations were Redthread’s largest source of voluntary income so your work will make a demonstrable difference to young people’s lives. In a recent survey, 100% of Redthread’s London team said they feel their job makes a difference to young people’s lives every day, with 87% feeling like they help make the city safer for young people.

If you enjoy communicating service impact, working closely with frontline staff and with senior stakeholders, can identify strategic funding opportunities and are passionate about young people, we would like to hear from you. During the pandemic our teams have been working from home, but are now beginning to spend some days at home and some in the office in Victoria. We expect to be establishing a more permanent hybrid working pattern in the future, where the expectation will be that this role will spend at least some time per week in the office, or out meeting teams or funders.

In return, the successful candidate will receive a competitive salary, a supportive and flexible working environment, excellent staff training and development package and access to a range of employee benefits including; access to enhanced employee assistance programme services, employer pension scheme contribution, enhanced annual leave and family leave entitlements and more.

If this sounds like it could be the role for you, please download the full Job Description and Person Specification from our website via the yellow 'Apply on Website' button at the top of this page. 

Applications deadline: 10am, Monday 8th November 2021.

Please Note: If we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Philanthropy Manager: Hours of work: 32 hours/week - over 4-5 days - flexibility offered. 

Salary: UPTO £35,000 FTE experience depending. 

Place of work: Home based & other local locations that suit team meetings.

The Philanthropy Manager will be joining us at a time of exciting change and will have an opportunity to contribute and shape the future of GCF. Thus, it is an out standing career opportunity for the right person who will bring professionalism and efficiency to our organisation and at the same time make the role their own.

The Philanthropy Manager is essentially our business development manager, a key member of the Senior Management Team working alongside our Grants Manager and CEO.

We however are not on our own, we are part of the powerful UK Community Foundation network, working alonside 46 other community foundations across the UK. We are all independant charities, but part of the membership organistion, where we have the advantage of sharing all we do. Read more "UK Community Foundations" as being connected nationally is hugely advantagous to our work locally.

• Work with the CEO to develop and drive forward the Foundations Donor Development and Philanthropy advice strategy.
• To contribute as a member of the Senior Management team (SMT) to the overall strategic direction of the organisation and delivery of the foundations vision, mission and values.
• Develop growth in our philanthropy advice service by creating all new GCF frameworks and guide to giving, as outlined by UKCF.
• Develop with the CEO a clear Marketing and Comms strategy (with view to line manage a MarComm’s member of staff)
• Working with the Grants Team, develop and deliver all marketing content to support a philanthropy focus.
• Develop annual business plans, monitor and report on progress.
• Build a strong culture of philanthropy in the county through strong relationship management, PR and profile raising.
• Establish a strong pipeline of donors, achieving sales targets set for high-net-worth individuals, corporates, trusts and grants.
• Undertake research to identify, track and attract potential donors to ensure that financial donations targets are met.
• Work with the CEO on new business development, new contracts and partnership agreements.
• Lead and develop our philanthropy CRM system on Salesforce as well as utilising SharePoint.
• Use strong networking skills when attending events and build new relationships that are of use now and in the future.
• Write fundraising proposals and reports to individuals, businesses and charitable trusts.
• Develop and deliver annual fundraising appeals and contribute to the development of events.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as directed by the CEO, deputising for the CEO as required.

Responsible to : CEO

• The position is offered at 32 hours/week, spread over a minimum of 4 days
• Monday to Friday, with very occasional weekend and evening duties
• A two-year contract, after which funding dependent (however this role is likely to grow)
• Working from home and from other local locations, 2x hot desks for staff in Gloucestershire available.
• Induction training is offered
• There will be a 6-month probationary period
• There is auto-enrolment to the NEST pension after 3 months
• There are 25 days holiday per annum, pro rata, in addition to public holidays
• We also offer an enhanced annual leave, an extra 3 days off between Xmas and NY
• Current driving licence and access to a vehicle is required

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